Things You May Not Know About Ministry

[Rico]

Originally Posted by Margies3

PP, please don't think that I am being disrespectful when I say this, but........

if too much friendship between pastors and saints would lead to a dilution of spiritual authority, then I would question the spiritual authority to begin with. First of all, I've definately not seen that to be true in any church I've been in where the pastor had close friends from within the church. In fact, if anything, it tended to solidify the bonds between those involved. When that happened, it became much less necessary for the pastor 'come down' on them. And
Second of all, if this calling isn't 'like fire shut up in your bones' then is it really a calling? And if it is like the fire, then it has to come out.

It would seem to me that the closer you feel to someone, the more you would feel a burden for their very soul. And therefore, the more you would feel compelled to give to them whatever it is GOD wanted you to give them.

Of course, since I'm not in the ministry, I'll just watch from the outside. But I have to be honest and tell you that from my point of view, when you shut yourself away from the saints and fellowship only with other pastors, it makes me wonder...................

Sister, I am in agreement with PP in that there needs to be some distance between pastors and their congregation. I have seen buddy buddy type relationships cause problems in churches before.